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Japanese given name

Marin

マリン

Given-name classification varies across source records.

まりんマリンMarin
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Reference coverage

Extended source depth

This reading group has a comparatively broad dictionary footprint across source-recorded spellings or records. The counts describe corpus coverage, not real-world popularity.

Distinct recorded spellings90

group-level written forms

Source spelling/reading rows91

records contributing to this reading group

Coverage levelExtended

based only on the imported source footprint

Pronunciation & romanization

How to read Marin

The kana reading is source-recorded. Romanization and mora segmentation are deterministic reading aids generated from that kana; pitch accent is not inferred.

Source readingまりん

Normalized to hiragana for comparison.

Katakana formマリン

The same reading converted to katakana.

RomanizationMarin

Macron-style display. Vowel-sequence form: Marin. Personal spelling and true vowel boundaries can differ.

Mora segmentationま · り · ん

3 morae in this reading. Small ゃ/ゅ/ょ-type kana join the preceding mora.

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Reading profile

How Marin is represented

These counts describe records in the imported name corpus. They are not a ranking of how popular a spelling is among people in Japan.

Recorded kana readings2

まりん · マリン

Kanji-based spellings89

among the forms analyzed on this page

Kana characters3

in the primary dictionary reading

Morae3

small ゃ/ゅ/ょ-type kana combine with the preceding mora

Kana-only2

recorded spellings

1-kanji forms2

recorded spellings

2-kanji forms83

recorded spellings

3-kanji forms4

recorded spellings

JMnedict classification evidence

How this reading is classified in the source corpus

This separates dictionary classification from popularity. The same exact kana reading can be recorded as a given name, a surname, or both, and given-name records can carry male, female or unspecified source labels.

Primary reading recorded asGiven name

まりん in the imported JMnedict corpus

Given-name written forms90

91 source spelling/reading rows

Surname written forms0

0 source spelling/reading rows

Given-name labelsfemale 90 · unspecified 1

row counts carrying each JMnedict source label

Exact readingGiven-name evidenceGiven-name labelsSurname evidence
まりんMarin9091 source rowsfemale 90 · unspecified 1source rows · distinct forms: female 89 · unspecified 100 source rows
まりんMarin00 source rows—source rows · distinct forms: —00 source rows

Classification boundary: male/female/unspecified are labels attached to imported JMnedict name records. They are not population shares, probabilities, identity claims, or evidence that a spelling is currently common in Japan. A source row can also be repeated across different written forms, so row counts and distinct-writing counts are shown separately.

Spelling anatomy

Corpus structure behind Marin

This section summarizes the exact source-recorded forms loaded for this reading group. Stroke and character-position statistics are descriptive corpus properties, not popularity or style scores.

Kanji forms with complete stroke data89

10–39 strokes observed span

Median total strokes23

among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data

All-kanji name-classified forms88

all component kanji loaded as jōyō/jinmeiyō classes

Other/unclassified kanji forms1

contains at least one character outside that loaded classification

Source-reading distribution
ReadingRomanizationMoraeForms
まりんMarin391
Reading ambiguity

Can the same writing be read another way?

31 of 80 displayed written forms have more than one given-name reading somewhere in the active JMnedict corpus. This is dictionary-record ambiguity, not a prediction of how a particular person reads the name.

Written forms checked80

distinct spellings displayed on this page

Multiple recorded readings31

exact written forms with 2+ source readings

Single recorded reading48

within this active given-name corpus

Largest reading set20

distinct kana readings for one displayed writing

A reading shown without a link is still source-recorded, but its destination group does not currently meet the canonical publication standard. Strong reference pages do not promote limited records merely to create extra internal links.

Kanji role reference

How recurring characters function across Marin spellings

Position counts are calculated only from the distinct written forms analyzed for this page. KANJIDIC2 nanori are character-level name-reading references; they are not used here to decompose or assert the reading of a specific multi-kanji name.

KanjiCharacter glossesFormsFirstFinalInternalSoloStrokesKANJIDIC2 nanoriLoaded class
海—15680110—Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 10
真true, reality, Buddhist sect151401010さな, さね, ただ, ただし +11Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3
茉jasmine12120008みJinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
琳jewel, tinkling of jewelry110110012—Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
鈴small bell, buzzer110110013ずJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
麻hemp, flax, numb9900011あ, あざ, おJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
倫ethics, companion8080010とも, のり, ひとし, ひろ +1Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
万ten thousand, 10,000770003かず, ま, ゆるJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2
凛cold, strict, severe7070015—Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9
舞dance, flit, circle6600015—Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8
林grove, forest505008しJōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1
綸thread, silk cloth5050014—Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9

Counts describe this source-recorded spelling set, not population use. A repeated kanji can contribute to more than one position role across different spellings.

Exact writing research map

Move from a spelling to its readings, characters and literal sequence context

These relationships are exact and source-backed. Whole-name readings shown in each card come from JMnedict within the current name class; exact-writing search can surface records from other name classes. Character links open KANJIDIC2-backed kanji pages. Sequence context means the same kanji string occurs contiguously in another recorded written form—it does not prove shared origin or meaning.

Exact written form

マリン

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Marinまりん
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マKanaリKanaンKana
Exact written form

まりん

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Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Marinまりん · this page
Characters in order
まKanaりKanaんKana

Showing research maps for the first 10 distinct written forms out of 91. Every detailed spelling card below still links to exact-writing search and its component kanji.

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Corpus pattern

Kanji recurring across Marin spellings

Only characters appearing in at least two distinct analyzed spellings are shown here. Frequency describes this source-recorded spelling set, not real-world baby-name popularity.

海Kanji record15 of 91 analyzed forms真true, reality, Buddhist sect15 of 91 analyzed forms茉jasmine12 of 91 analyzed forms琳jewel, tinkling of jewelry11 of 91 analyzed forms鈴small bell, buzzer11 of 91 analyzed forms麻hemp, flax, numb9 of 91 analyzed forms倫ethics, companion8 of 91 analyzed forms万ten thousand, 10,0007 of 91 analyzed forms凛cold, strict, severe7 of 91 analyzed forms舞dance, flit, circle6 of 91 analyzed forms
Same reading, different writing

Explore written forms of Marin

91 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading まりん. Other source readings can appear in this romanized group when the imported records converge on the same index form. Use Compare to inspect exact spellings side by side.

マリン

マリン · Marin

Katakana マリンMorae 3Strokes —

This written form uses kana rather than kanji, so there are no character-level kanji glosses to combine.

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まりん

まりん · Marin

Katakana マリンMorae 3Strokes —

This written form uses kana rather than kanji, so there are no character-level kanji glosses to combine.

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渚

まりん · Marin

Katakana マリンMorae 3Strokes 12
渚
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded readings

Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.

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Showing the first 80 spelling/reading records out of 91 loaded records for this reading group. The group contains 90 distinct written spellings.

Spelling comparator

Compare Marin forms side by side

Each exact written spelling appears once in this table even when JMnedict records more than one reading for that writing. Stroke totals and character glosses come from KANJIDIC2 when all component kanji are available.

SpellingOne source readingCharacter-level glossesTotal strokesLoaded character class
マリンマリンKana-only spelling—Kana spelling
まりんまりんKana-only spelling—Kana spelling
七海まりん七 — seven · 海12All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
万倫まりん万 — ten thousand, 10,000 · 倫 — ethics, companion13All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
万林まりん万 — ten thousand, 10,000 · 林 — grove, forest11All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
万琳まりん万 — ten thousand, 10,000 · 琳 — jewel, tinkling of jewelry15All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
万綸まりん万 — ten thousand, 10,000 · 綸 — thread, silk cloth17All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
万輪まりん万 — ten thousand, 10,000 · 輪 — wheel, ring18All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
万鈴まりん万 — ten thousand, 10,000 · 鈴 — small bell, buzzer16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
万麟まりん万 — ten thousand, 10,000 · 麟 — Chinese unicorn, genius27All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
加茂訳まりん加 — add, addition · 茂 — overgrown, grow thick · 訳 — translate, reason24All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
夏帆まりん夏 — summer · 帆 — sail16All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
実厘まりん実 — reality, truth · 厘 — rin, 1/10 sen17All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
希倫まりん希 — hope, beg · 倫 — ethics, companion17All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
希海まりん希 — hope, beg · 海17All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified
愛倫まりん愛 — love, affection · 倫 — ethics, companion23All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified

The comparison table shows the first 16 distinct written forms; the detailed cards above show up to 80 spelling/reading records.

What does Marin mean?

There is not necessarily one fixed English meaning. The reading identifies the spoken name; different written forms can use different kanji. Character glosses describe individual kanji and should not be treated as proof of the intention behind a particular person’s name.

Related readings

More names beginning with まり

Related by the opening kana of the dictionary reading. This is a deterministic browsing relationship, not a claim that the names share the same meaning.

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Marina

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Mari

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Maria

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Marī

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Marimo

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Marino

37 recorded spellings

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Mario

34 recorded spellings

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Mariya

31 recorded spellings

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Marisa

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Where to go next from Marin

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Exact reading

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海

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Evidence on this page

What each source establishes

JMnedict establishes recorded written forms, readings and name classifications; where safely associated, this page can also show JMnedict-supplied trans_det source text without treating it as a whole-name meaning. KANJIDIC2 supplies character readings, nanori, stroke counts, grade classes and English character glosses. The Ministry of Justice remains the official reference for Japanese child-name character rules. The Agency for Cultural Affairs romanization guidance is the reference for generated Latin-script reading aids.

JMnedictChecked 17 Sep 2026Active data built 16 Sep 2026Stored status: downloaded
KANJIDIC2Checked 17 Sep 2026Active data built 17 Sep 2026
Japan Ministry of Justice — characters usable in children’s namesChecked 17 Sep 2026
Japan Agency for Cultural Affairs — Romanization Rules (2025)Checked 17 Sep 2026
Source boundary

The spelling-frequency and structural counts on this page are calculated from imported JMnedict records. They are corpus counts, not population-frequency claims. KANJIDIC2 supplies the kanji metadata used in character and stroke comparisons.

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